Regard it Just as Desirable to Build a Chicken House as it is to Build a Cathedral

Hello everyone!

My title for this post is from Frank Lloyd Wright.

 I love farming. Just in case you couldn't tell from the general theme of my blog here. It's what I grew up knowing, and my passion for it flows into everything that I do. I'm slowly gathering up information on my own while I live in town so that one day, I can do what my mom and dad do for the rest of my life!

While doing some research into chicken farming in Canada, I discovered that there are 2,682 broiler farms in Canada. That's a lot of fresh, wholesome, lean protein being produced for all of us to eat! One other interesting thing that I learned today was that British Columbia (where I'm from) ranks as the third biggest broiler bird producing province after Ontario and Quebec. That's quite impressive as well.

Not to mention, it generates thousands upon thousands of jobs for Canadians. These jobs can be direct or indirect. In BC alone there's 3,147 jobs that are related to just the chicken farming industry.

And I love the Chicken Farmers of Canada's mission:

"To build a strong, competitive, consumer-centred Canadian chicken industry that meets the challenges of a changing world, and to profitably grow its position as the protein leader in Canada" 

Being a chicken farmer in Canada is most definitely a consumer-centred industry. I worked in the meat department at a farm market for a year, and people long for the proper education on knowing about their food. We strive to educate people and give them the best product available.


I often take my knowledge about the food industry for granted. Growing up on a farm, and being surrounded by many others, I always knew exactly what went into the food that I ate. I also knew all of the processes for producing food products. So one of my goals now is to pass on the information in a simple way to give everyone a good idea as to what makes their home-grown food so good for them!

A well maintained farm here in Canada thanks to our highly efficient
Biosecurity program. 

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